Section 505 ILCS 110/10 - Permits(1) A permit from the Department of Agriculture of the State of Illinois is required of every person: (a) Whose name and address are required on the label or invoice of any seed distributed or(b) Who opens any bag or container of seed and sells any part of its contents. This includes persons who either label or package seed or relabel and repackage seed. A separate permit shall be required for each store or place of business where such seed is sold or offered for sale or(c) Who operates a livestock auction market or public auction sale or similar type of consignment sale or who for a commission or other compensation sells, offers for sale, exposes for sale or negotiates the sale of either or both agricultural or lawn seed belonging to others.(2) No permit shall be required of persons selling only the packaged lines which have been packed and distributed by a person, firm or corporation holding and having a permit in force. No permit shall be required of persons selling, offering or exposing for sale seed of their own production provided that such seed is sold and delivered only on the farm or premises where grown.(3) All permits shall be conspicuously posted in the place of business to which it applies. The permit year shall be 12 months, or any fraction of 12 months, beginning on July 1 and ending June 30. Application for permits shall be made upon forms approved and furnished by the Department of Agriculture.